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Truro

Cape & Islands · pop. 2,486

Truro is the quietest occupied land in Massachusetts: barely 2,500 people, national seashore on both sides, and Provincetown around the bend. Real solitude a two-hour drive from Boston.

Coastal QuietRural Retreat
Livability Index
52
/ 100
Ranks #158 of 194 MA towns

The numbers

Median home
$1.03M
8.7× household income
Household income
$119k
ACS median
Commute to Boston
102 min
peak driving
Population
2,486
5-yr trend 52/100

How Truro scores

Schools
72
Safety
94
Walkability
14
Transit
5
Biking
22
Dining
30
Nightlife
15
Arts & Culture
38
Green Space
75
Diversity
18
Climate
62

The honest read

Best for
Writers, painters, and anyone who actively wants to live somewhere with almost nothing happening.
The tradeoff
Nearly no services, schools, or year-round community, and home prices still top $1M.

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Nearby towns

Bordering and adjacent Massachusetts towns near Truro.

Wellfleet
56/100 · $933k
Cape & Islands
Provincetown
79/100 · $1.32M
Cape & Islands
Eastham
53/100 · $810k
Cape & Islands
Orleans
58/100 · $1.04M
Cape & Islands

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